The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, with Biographical Sketches of Leading Statesmen and Distinguished Naval and Military Commanders, Etc, Volumen1Virtue & Yorston, 1862 |
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... give relations with us . I do not wish to an- it time , sixty days ' more suns will give ticipate any question . We have a great you a much brighter and more cheerful many statesmen who demand at once atmosphere . " [ Loud and long con ...
... give relations with us . I do not wish to an- it time , sixty days ' more suns will give ticipate any question . We have a great you a much brighter and more cheerful many statesmen who demand at once atmosphere . " [ Loud and long con ...
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... give the enemy time to collect his strength and wield the powers of government against us , by waiting for any further ' overt act . ' Therefore , be it Resolved , 1. That the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency upon the ...
... give the enemy time to collect his strength and wield the powers of government against us , by waiting for any further ' overt act . ' Therefore , be it Resolved , 1. That the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency upon the ...
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... give the South the power , say in the United States Senate , to protect it- self from unconstitutional and oppressive legislation upon the subject of slavery . ' Respectfully , " Your obedient servant , " B. MAGOFFIN . " Governor ...
... give the South the power , say in the United States Senate , to protect it- self from unconstitutional and oppressive legislation upon the subject of slavery . ' Respectfully , " Your obedient servant , " B. MAGOFFIN . " Governor ...
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... the battle of Molino del Rey . " The other officers are : Captain Ab- ner Doubleday , Captain T. Seymour , Lieutenant T. Talbot , Lieutenant J. C. the city would give it importance , if properly armed 60 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH .
... the battle of Molino del Rey . " The other officers are : Captain Ab- ner Doubleday , Captain T. Seymour , Lieutenant T. Talbot , Lieutenant J. C. the city would give it importance , if properly armed 60 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH .
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... give every sign of occupancy and military dis- cipline . The grim fortress frowned de- fiance on every side ; the busy notes of preparation resounded through its un- · forbidding recesses , and everything seemed to indicate the utmost ...
... give every sign of occupancy and military dis- cipline . The grim fortress frowned de- fiance on every side ; the busy notes of preparation resounded through its un- · forbidding recesses , and everything seemed to indicate the utmost ...
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Página 42 - Constitution of the United States of America was ratified, and also all Acts and parts of Acts of the General Assembly of this State ratifying the amendments of the said Constitution, are hereby repealed ; and that the Union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of the United States of America, is hereby dissolved.
Página 109 - Resolved, that the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend, and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or Territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.
Página 111 - I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
Página 115 - My countrymen, one and all, think calmly and well upon this whole subject. Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time. If there be an object to hurry any of you in hot haste to a step which you would never take deliberately, that object will be frustrated by taking time; but no good object can be frustrated by it. Such of you as are now dissatisfied still have the old Constitution unimpaired...
Página 96 - Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery — subordination to the superior race — is his natural and normal condition.
Página 158 - Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Página 113 - ... decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions, the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their government into the hands of that eminent tribunal. Nor is there in this view any assault upon the court or the judges. It is a duty from which they may not shrink to decide cases properly brought before them, and it is no fault of theirs if others seek to turn their decisions...
Página 112 - Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible ; so that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left.
Página 111 - Will you hazard so desperate a step while there is any possibility that any portion of the ills you fly from have no real existence? Will you, while the certain ills you fly to are greater than all the real ones you fly from, will you risk the commission of...
Página 42 - AND OTHER STATES UNITED WITH HER UNDER THE COMPACT ENTITLED "THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.